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Each week, Texas on the Potomac gives you a second glimpse at the most popular posts on our site. Here are your ten favorite posts for the week of Sept. 23 to Sept. 29:

1. Latina to Mitt Romney: We are not laughing at your Mexican joke. In a leaked video, the Republican nominee jokes that he would have a better chance of winning the election if his father had been born to Mexican parents rather than Mormon colonists in Mexico. But in a new commercial co-produced by the liberal group MoveOn and PresentePac+, one Latina says, “We are not laughing.” Alex Yap reports >>

2. The List:Which presidential polls were most accurate? The Pew Research Center and Rasmussen Reports were the most accurate in predicting the results of the 2008 election, according to a new analysis by Fordham University political scientist Costas Panagopoulos. The Fordham analysis ranks 23 survey research organizations on their final, national pre-election polls, as reported on pollster.com. Rick Dunham reports >>

3. Paul Ryan urges Ron Paul supporters to fall into line – ‘Do you want Barack Obama to be re-elected?’ Remember when Al Gore “invented the internet”? According to Paul Ryan, Romney-Ryan ticket is a good alternative as they see “eye to eye” on many different issues with the Texas Rep. Ron Paul. “There are many things that Ron has championed that I am a big believer in, especially liberty and sound money,” he said. Jana Kasperkevic reports >>

4. New e-book takes a look at ‘the worst presidential campaign in American history’ (Rick Perry, that’s you). In author Jay Root’s view, Perry’s back surgery in early 2011 was much more serious than his campaign people let on, and the candidate was in constant pain on the campaign trail. Joe Holley reports >>

5. Electoral College update: Big trouble for Romney in industrial heartland: National polling remains pretty close: President Obama maintains a small lead among likely voters across the nation. But the Democratic incumbent has widened his edge in most of the dozen swing states that will determine the election. Rick Dunham reports >>

6. Dysfunction in DC: Disabled veterans held hostage to election year stunt. A “mystery senator” is blocking disabled veterans and their survivors from getting a cost-of-living adjustment to their benefits. Rick Dunham reports >>

7. Paul Ryan’s visit to Texas shrouded in mystery: Paul Ryan was expected to make an appearance in Houston on Sept. 25, but many Houston Republicans were scratching their heads about the details of his visit. Alex Yap reports >>

8. Race to replace Ron Paul: The Houston area’s only competitive congressional race. Republican nominee Randy Weber thinks it’s a conservative district, but he concedes that “it’s a closer race than I would like.” His focus is on national Democrats and the candidate at the top of the ticket, rather than on Democratic opponent Nick Lampson. Ross Ramsey reports >>

9. Four Texas counties rank among nation’s top ten for gasoline consumption: Houston, Dallas, Forth Worth and San Antonio are among the nation’s top gas guzzlers. Jana Kasperkevic reports >>

10. Barack Who? Michelle Obama hardly mentions her husband in speech to Congressional Black Caucus. When the First Lady spoke before the Congressional Black Caucus this past weekend, she delivered a passionate rallying cry for the black vote. Even as her husband was campaigning in Milwaukee, Michelle Obama never asked the audience to choose one party over the other, never asked the audience to support the president who shared their African heritage. All she asked of them was that they go out and vote. Jana Kasperkevic reports >>